破釜沉舟
pò​fǔ​chén​zhōu

to burn one's bridges

  • created reference approved 破釜沉舟 → 项羽/項羽 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    破釜沉舟 pò​fǔ​chén​zhōu

    项羽 / 項羽 xiàng​yǔ

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  • created sense approved 破釜沉舟 · pò​fǔ​chén​zhōu · to burn one's bridges — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    破釜沉舟

    pò​fǔ​chén​zhōu

    to burn one's bridges

    To cut off one's means of retreat and commit to a fight to the finish; lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats. Based on the historical account of General [[项羽|項羽|xiang4 yu3]] who destroyed his army's cooking vessels and ships after crossing a river to ensure they would fight to the death.

    破 (literal) → 破 · pò · to break 釜 (literal) → 釜 · fǔ · cauldron 沉 (literal) → 沉 · chén · to sink 舟 (literal) → 舟 · zhōu · boat

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